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Meanings of cleaning in English

Activity that purifies people, animals and objects of dirt and other particles.

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Usage of cleaning in English
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Good hygiene practices and environmental cleaning are more important for reducing risk.
News.com.au
2
Spring-cleaning came more than a little late this year to one house.
The Irish Times
3
The majority of the DHB's cleaning staff were now in-house, it said.
Radio NZ
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Delphis Eco today is the leading manufacturer of accredited ecological cleaning products.
The South African
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Food was delivered as before; laundry taken away for cleaning without dispute.
Dancer's Lament
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Asda: three items on all food, toiletries and cleaning products from Wednesday.
The Guardian
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This will flush the water and will help with the cleaning process.
Radio NZ
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Exposures occurred in areas used for cleaning medical instruments and endoscopy suites.
Pubmed
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Advanced Medical makes laser-vision correction tools, contact-lens cleaning solutions and other products.
Reuters
10
If cleaning the house doesn't work, try hanging garlic up on strings.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
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A consultant was given the task of cleaning up our home directories.
Backup & recovery
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Very few people actually enjoy cleaning the house and organising the clutter.
Radio NZ
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The man said he left his apartment again to get cleaning products.
Radio NZ
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Very few people actually enjoy cleaning the house and organizing the clutter.
Radio NZ
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EasyEcoClean offers a selection of cleaning products that meet very demanding criteria.
Feminist dot com
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Lum said they were limiting the number of customers, and cleaning stringently.
Radio NZ
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Cleaning across language varieties
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
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